Llangelynnin (; also Llangelynin) is a small village and
community
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near
Tywyn
Tywyn (Welsh: ; in English often ), formerly spelled Towyn, is a town, community, and seaside resort on the Cardigan Bay coast of southern Gwynedd, Wales. It was previously in the historic county of Merionethshire. It is famous as the lo ...
,
Gwynedd, Wales. Although the village is usually known as ''Llangelynnin'' in English, the community name used is ''Llangelynin''.
St Celynnin's Church
The parish church is dedicated to Saint
Celynnin. The church dates from the 13th century and was extensively restored and probably extended in the late 15th or early 16th century. It had minor restorations in the 19th and 20th centuries but retains most of its medieval character. There is a 17th-century porch and bellcote at the south end, with a bell inscribed with the date 1660.
The interior of the church includes 17th-century wall paintings with texts and a skeletal figure. The benches date from about 1823 and record the names, addresses and occupations of their nineteenth-century occupants.
The church is disused, and is a Grade I
listed building
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.
Location, history and amenities
Llangelynnin sits on a slope above
Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay ( cy, Bae Ceredigion) is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales.
Geo ...
to the north of Tywyn. The
A493 road
The A493 is a road located on the west coast of mid Wales and connects Dolgellau to Machynlleth via the coast, avoiding Corris and Cross Foxes.
Route
The road passes through Pennal, Aberdyfi, Tywyn, Bryncrug, Llanfendigaid, Rhoslefain, Llan ...
and
Cambrian Coast railway pass through the village, although
the railway station closed in 1991.
The poet and scholar
John Morgan was born in the village and Abram Wood, a famous
Welsh gypsy, was buried there in 1799.
The community of Llangelynin includes the larger village of
Llwyngwril, the village of
Tonfanau and the hamlet of Rhoslefain within its boundaries. It has an area of 2,154 hectares and a population of 708 (
2001 census), reducing to 673 at the 2011 census.
Governance
An
electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward includes the community of
Arthog with a total population at the 2011 census of 2,008.
References
*Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Baines, Menna & Lynch, Peredur I. (2008) ''The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales'', University of Wales Press, Cardiff.
External links
A Vision of Britain through time: Llangelynninwww.geograph.co.uk : photos of Llangelynnin and surrounding area
Villages in Gwynedd
Llangelynin, Gwynedd
Villages in Snowdonia
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